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US 6,484,715 B1Granted
Media dispenser
AssigneeIng. Erich Pfeiffer GmbH
InventorsStefan Ritsche, Stefan Käfer
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Abstract
A dispenser (1) has two remote pressure handles (29, 35) and lateral gripping recesses (58) for mutually displacing two units (2, 3) axially and rotationally. A tear-off web (52) prevents the two units (2, 3) from being actuated accidentally. A discharge stud (34) protrudes beyond the handles (29, 35, 58). The dispenser (1) is so small that it may be fully enveloped and covered by one user's hand. Nevertheless reliable actuation for nasal application is assured.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), canal ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said canal ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- wherein at least one base body (4, 5) and said store body (6) define dispenser bodies, and
- wherein at least one of said dispenser bodies has at least one external face including at least one finger recess (58) for receiving a user's finger tip, said finger recess being integral with said at least one dispenser body and extending transverse to actuating handles (29, 35) and directly connecting to said finger recess (58), and
- wherein said actuating handles include a first actuating handle (29) and a second actuating handle (35) remote from said first actuating handle (35), said finger recess (58) extending up to said first actuating handle and said second actuating handle, said first actuating handle (29) being operationally linearly displaceable relative to said second actuating handle (35).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) defining a center axis (11), wherein in an axial view parallel to said center axis (11) and in a cross-section perpendicular to said center axis (11), said at least one base body (4, 5) has body ends and is oblong between said body ends, thereby defining a body length extension and a median plane (61) of said body length extension oriented transverse to said center axis (11), in the axial view and in the cross-section said at least one base body (4, 5) being acutely widened substantially from said median plane (61) toward both said body ends, said median plane (61) sub-dividing said body length extension in two equally long halves.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) defining a center axis (11), wherein in an axial view said at least one base body (4, 5) has body ends and is oblong between said body ends, thereby defining a body length extension and a median plane (61) of said body length extension, in the axial view said at least one base body (4, 5) being acutely widened substantially from said median plane toward at least one of said body ends, and
- wherein at least one of said body ends is circularly arced, said median plane (61) subdividing said body length extension in two equally long halves.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) defining a center axis (11), wherein in an axial view said at least one base body (4, 5) has body ends and is oblong between said body ends, thereby defining a body length extension and a median plane (61) of said body length extension, in the axial view said at least one base body (4, 5) being acutely widened substantially from said median plane toward at least one of said body ends, and
- wherein said at least one base body (4, 5) defines a smallest width extension transverse to said body length extension, in the axial view said body length extension being at least 2.5 to 3 times larger than said smallest width extension, said median plane (61) subdividing said body length extension in two equally long halves.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) including at least one external depression (29, 35, 58) which is shallow, wherein said external depression (29, 35, 58) is concavely arcuated, said external depression (29, 35, 58) including a depression bottom made in one part with said at least one base body (4, 5), an external gripping face remote from said depression bottom being provided for single-handedly simultaneously gripping said depression bottom with a user's thumb and said external gripping face with the user's index finger, said store cup (15) being operationally located between said depression bottom and said external gripping face.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accomodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) including at least one external depression (29, 35, 58) which is shallow and concavely arcuated, said dispenser (1) further including remote actuating handles (29, 35) and remote setting handles (58) oriented transverse to said actuating handles (29, 35), wherein said at least one external depression includes first depressions providing said actuating handles (29, 35) and second depressions (58) providing for said Setting handles for at least one of
- opening said dispenser, and
- inherently turning said dispenser (1).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accomodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) including a catch (48, 57), wherein said at least one base body (4, 5) includes subbase bodies including a first subbase body and a second subbase body axially and rotationally displaceable relative to said first subbase body, said catch (48, 57) preventing said second subbase body from being rotated relative to said first subbase body but being releasable by rotationally stressing said second subbase body relative to said first subbase body.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (6) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- wherein for supporting said store body (6) said at least one base body includes a support shoulder (23) which is countersunk, for positionally securing said store body (6) said base body including at least one snap member (63) opposing said support shoulder (23) and resiliently displaceable while positively preventing said store body (6) from lifting off from said support shoulder (23).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged, wherein said store cup (15) includes a cup bottom (17) defining a cup axis (10), said at least one base body includes a bottom support (62) bridging said cup axis (10) and supporting said cup bottom (17).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged, wherein said store cup (15) includes a cup bottom (17) defining a cup axis (10), said at least one base body includes a bottom support (62) bridging said cup axis (10) and supporting said cup bottom (17),
- wherein said bottom support (62) includes a support edge bounding a recess and directly supporting at least a portion of said cup bottom (17).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged, wherein said store cup (15) includes a cup bottom (17) defining a cup axis (10), said at least one base body includes a bottom support (62) bridging said cup axis (10) and supporting said cup bottom (17),
- wherein said store body (6) includes exclusively two individual store cups (15) which are juxtaposed and axially parallel, said individual store cups (15) being located in a common axial plane (60), said bottom support (62) including exclusively two individual supports, a rotational bearing (30) being included and located between said two individual supports (62).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accomodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- said dispenser (1) including a support shoulder (23) for peripherally supporting said store body (6) around said store cup (15) and relative to said at least one base body (4, 5), said support shoulder (23) including a substantially annular shoulder enveloping said at least one store cup (15) and having radially inner and outer shoulder boundaries, said annular shoulder being curved, such that at least one of said radially inner and outer shoulder boundaries individually includes at least one convex boundary section and at least one concave boundary section connecting to said at least one convex boundary section.
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising:
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- wherein said at least one base body (4) includes a tear-off web (52) for preventing said dispenser (1) from being actuated, said tear-off web (52) being releasable prior to actuating said dispenser (1).
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A dispenser for discharging media comprising;
- at least one base body (4, 5);
- an outlet duct (8) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5) and including a duct inlet (43);
- a medium outlet (9) supported by said at least one base body (4, 5);
- a store body (6) including at least one store cup (15) and said store body (6) defining a bottom side, said at least one store cup (15) sealingly accommodating a discharge dose of a medium, said store cup (15) being closed by a store closure (16), and
- means for providing a chamber (24), suction ducts (55) and an inlet flow passing said suction ducts (55) into said chamber (24) after said duct inlet (43) is engaged with said store cup (15) on opening said store closure (16) and while such a medium is discharged,
- wherein said at least one base body includes a first subbase body (4) and a second subbase body (5) including said medium outlet (9), said first subbase body (4) including a store reception (62, 63) for non-rotationally rigidly holding said store body (6), said first subbase body (4) including a plug reception (20) for linearly being assembled with said second subbase body (5) and for holding said second subbase body (5) rotatably around an axis (11) and relative to said first subbase body (4), locking means being including for positively but releasably preventing said second subbase body (5) from being rotated about said axis (11), when said locking means are released said second subbase body (5) being rotatably mounted on said subbase body (4).
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